College vs. Real Life

Last weekend, I finally got to go back to Kansas. (There was no heel-clicking involved — more like a 4 hour drive!) It was then I started to notice that some things I experience almost daily in college are a little less like real life and a little more Oz-esque. College is a dream-like bubble where people think about, do, and wear very different things. Coming back to home, everything seems a bit out of place. I'll break it down for you. Here are the major (and sometimes disappointing) differences between the real world and my college:

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In the real world…

1. …wearing leopard leggings to a party is not considered normal. In college, wearing crazy get-ups for parties is never looked down upon, and leggings are part of regular fashion. I wore plain black leggings around the house this weekend, and my mom made me change. She says the leggings-as-pants trend is "unattractive" and "not very classy." I'll admit, she's probably right.

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2. …fire alarms don't normally go off at 2 A.M. In college, people cook, smoke, and do who knows what else to set off the fire alarm at inopportune times. It was nice to get some restful sleep back home.

3. …there are male and female signs on bathroom doors. The bathroom doors at my school are left unmarked because the bathrooms are gender neutral. Imagine my frustration when I really needed to go to the bathroom at Subway and the wait for the women's restroom took what seemed like years to get to the front of! Confession time: I definitely used the men's bathroom.

4. …movie tickets aren't $5. Many colleges give discounts to their students for movies, concerts, restaurants and more. When I had to shell out nine bucks for Easy A over Fall Break, I was pretty bummed. It was worth it, though!

5. …what's for dinner is not always your choice. It was actually easier when my mom and dad chose what was for dinner and plopped it in front of me. I knew what they made was always healthy, and I didn't have to chose from the plethora unhealthy of dining hall foods.

Have you noticed any funky differences between home and your school? Leave a comment below and share your thoughts!